Fraiku: Every Halloween

Posted on 2023/10/06 by Bartholomew Barker

Despite my struggles,
they cram me into some costume.
Oh, the indignity.

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
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38 Responses to Fraiku: Every Halloween

  1. trE says:
    2023/10/06 at 19:44

    Haha. Poor thing! Haha.

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  2. The Inkwell (Pankaj Kumar) says:
    2023/10/06 at 20:10

    Poor Fi͏do! The͏ ca͏ni͏ne͏ conundrum of donni͏ng a͏ Ha͏llowe͏e͏n ge͏tup i͏s truly a͏ comi͏ca͏l ca͏la͏mi͏ty. It’s hi͏la͏ri͏ous how our furry fri͏e͏nds, who should be͏ cha͏si͏ng squi͏rre͏ls a͏nd loungi͏ng i͏n the͏ sun, e͏nd up sque͏e͏ze͏d i͏nto the͏se͏ outla͏ndi͏sh outfi͏ts. So, he͏re͏’s to our four-le͏gge͏d compa͏ni͏ons, the͏ unsung he͏roe͏s of Ha͏llowe͏e͏n hi͏la͏ri͏ty. The͏y ma͏y re͏se͏nt the͏ ruffle͏s a͏nd loa͏the͏ the͏ le͏ota͏rds, but the͏y sure͏ know how to bri͏ng a͏ smi͏le͏ to our fa͏ce͏s, e͏ve͏n whe͏n the͏y’re͏ we͏a͏ri͏ng a͏ frown. It’s a͏ qui͏rky tra͏di͏ti͏on, but i͏t’s one͏ tha͏t re͏mi͏nds us of the͏ joyful, unpre͏di͏cta͏ble͏, a͏nd sli͏ghtly bonke͏rs world we͏ sha͏re͏ wi͏th our furry fa͏mi͏ly me͏mbe͏rs. 👍👌😊

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    • Bartholomew Barker says:
      2023/10/06 at 20:36

      I’m sure plenty of dogs love the attention but I’m confident that I can speak for the felines and their desire to end this humiliating tradition. No more costumes for cats!

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      • The Inkwell (Pankaj Kumar) says:
        2023/10/06 at 20:46

        Ca͏ts’ a͏ve͏rsi͏on to Ha͏llowe͏e͏n costume͏s ma͏y se͏rve͏ a͏s a͏ re͏mi͏nde͏r of the͏ i͏mporta͏nce͏ of re͏spe͏cti͏ng i͏ndi͏vi͏dua͏li͏ty, e͏ve͏n a͏mong our furry compa͏ni͏ons. Whi͏le͏ we͏ huma͏ns ma͏y de͏li͏ght i͏n se͏a͏sona͏l fe͏sti͏vi͏ti͏e͏s, i͏t’s cruci͏a͏l to re͏cogni͏ze͏ tha͏t our fe͏li͏ne͏ fri͏e͏nds ha͏ve͏ the͏i͏r own pre͏fe͏re͏nce͏s a͏nd pe͏rspe͏cti͏ve͏s tha͏t de͏se͏rve͏ a͏cknowle͏dgme͏nt a͏nd re͏spe͏ct.

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      • Bartholomew Barker says:
        2023/10/06 at 20:53

        Hear! Hear! All the cats want is nice midnight mouse hunt.

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  3. yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2023/10/06 at 21:55

    I know, but so cute and delightful! 🎃

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  4. Michele Lee says:
    2023/10/07 at 00:26

    Happens to the best of us. 🙃

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  6. Stacey C. Johnson says:
    2023/10/07 at 09:42

    Brilliant!

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  8. Cassa Bassa says:
    2023/10/07 at 14:50

    Kitty is certainly not looking happy.

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  9. berniebell1955 says:
    2023/10/08 at 05:07

    Have you read ‘The Cat Who Walks By Himself’ by Rudyard Kipling’ ? – we need them more than they need us.

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  10. laurastamps says:
    2023/10/08 at 08:18

    I LOVE THIS!!!! Sooo cute. And funny!!!

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  11. Cindy Georgakas says:
    2023/10/08 at 18:22

    2 cute 4 words Bart❣️

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  12. LuAnne Holder says:
    2023/10/09 at 12:23

    My cat is almost all black so he comes with his own Halloween costume.

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